Why is reporting a minor accident so difficult?

Is it any wonder car insurance is so expensive? A couple of days ago, my wife had a 50/50 door mirror clash on a narrow country lane. Both mirrors were broken but there were no other damage or injuries....

Why do insurance companies make it so easy for people to make fraudulent insurance claims?

I was interested in the letter from JL, of Coldstream. I too had a collision with another vehicle, although I was sideswiped and rubber was exchanged from the front offside bumper of my Ford KA and the...

Should the airbags in my granddaughter's Nissan Juke have gone off?

My granddaughter has a 3-month-old Nissan Juke and last weekend she approached a T-junction, did not see it, went straight over the T, up a bank and through a six foot high dry stone wall (don't ask!)....

Should I inform my insurers of a minor accident in a car park?

While parked in a supermarket car park my car was run into by another car reversing out of a parking space. The woman driver apologised, admitted liability and offered to pay my repair costs rather than...

How can I contact the owner of a car I scraped?

Please advise if it is possible to find the owner of a vehicle. Unfortunately I scraped a parked and empty car whilst parking and wish to admit blame. When I returned to try and find the owner the car...

Dealer didn’t tell me car was involved in an accident – what can I do?

Some 14 months ago I bought an approved used Vauxhall Insignia from a dealer. The car had less than 5000 miles on the clock, with a clean HPI and no details about any accidents. In July I went on a long...

How can I defend my friend against an accident claim when he was driving my car?

Please can you help me? At the end of last year I loaned my car to a Missionary friend who returned to this country for Christmas, who was aged 55 with a clean licence and full NCB when he owned a car...

Car drivers need to concentrate and look out for motorcycles.

My wife was a nurse in a busy A&E hospital and she has seen some shocking after-effects of motorbike accidents, mainly caused by the actions of car drivers who were not concentrating on their driving....

Should I answer questions to solicitors regarding an accident I witnessed over the phone?

I witnessed an accident on a country road two years ago and gave a witness statement to the police at the scene, as did one other driver. I believe that our accounts may have differed. I have recently...

Why do motorcycles illegally use loud exhausts to warn drivers of their presence?

You responded to PB of Newcastle upon Tyne by saying that noisy exhausts prevent motorcyclist injuries. Noisy exhausts are antisocial and in most cases illegal. Motorcycles have a horn to warn other motorists...